Anton is applying for a technician's job with a neurosurgeon. In trying to impress his potential employer with his knowledge of the brain,he says,"After my father's stroke I knew immediately that the blood clot had affected his left cerebral hemisphere because he no longer recognized a picture of his friend." Should Anton be hired?
A) Yes. Anton obviously understands brain structure and function.
B) No. The right hemisphere,not the left,specializes in picture recognition.
C) Yes. Although blood clots never form in the left hemisphere,Anton should be rewarded for recognizing the left hemisphere's role in picture recognition.
D) No. Blood clots never form in the left hemisphere,and the right hemisphere is more involved than the left in recognizing pictures.
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